Ex Inspections—Potential Pitfalls - ICEWeb

Ex Inspections potential Pitfalls Alan Wallace Engineering Manager: Inlec Engineering Introduction Many, if not most, Ex inspection campaigns are grossly inefficient, and their effectiveness is often questionable. This presentation will discuss the four main reasons why Ex inspection campaigns fail to meet the clients' expectations. It also offers recommendations to improve the quality and efficiency of Ex inspections. This paper will focus on the problems which are directly related to the inspection process. It has been written from the perspective of the Ex inspection team who usually have no control over the design and installation process. It is acknowledged that the competency of the design and installation personnel will affect the quality of the installation that is to be inspected. The failure of Ex inspection campaigns can be attributed to four main areas: Poor planning of the Ex inspection activities Lack of competence of the Ex inspectors Lack of clarity of the inspectors' roles Lack of clarity of the inspection scope Whilst conducting Ex inspections efficiently is not difficult, it is the author's experience that the majority of Ex inspection campaigns are often doomed before they start, usually for all of the reasons listed above.

Hazardous Areas Conference 2007 – IDC Technologies 1 Ex Inspections—Potential Pitfalls Alan Wallace Engineering Manager: Inlec Engineering Introduction

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